How technology killed Pakistan’s historic red light district


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 23 Aug 2016

This picture taken on May 2, 2016 shows an aspiring Pakistani dancer practicing her Bollywood dance moves in an academy in Lahore. Pakistan's oldest red light district was for centuries a hub of traditional erotic dancers, musicians and prostitutes -- Montmartre with a Mughal twist, deep in the heart of vibrant Lahore. But as an e-commerce boom revolutionises how Pakistanis conduct the world's oldest profession, locals say the historic Heera Mandi district is under threat. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Pakistan-culture-entertainment-sex, FEATURE by Gohar ABBAS

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan’s oldest red light district was for centuries a hub of traditional erotic dancers, musicians and prostitutes – Pigalle with a Mughal twist, deep in the heart of vibrant Lahore.  

But as an e-commerce boom revolutionises how Pakistanis conduct the world’s oldest profession, locals say the historic Heera Mandi district is under threat. 

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